Amsterdam Public Holidays Calendar: Key Dates for 2026 to 2028

Planning a trip to Amsterdam requires keeping track of the official public holidays in the Netherlands. The Dutch public holiday calendar combines traditional Christian festivals and national commemorations. During these designated festive days, many businesses, government offices, and schools close.

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Official Dutch Public Holidays

While Dutch law does not guarantee paid leave, most employees receive these days off through employment contracts or collective labour agreements. The official public holidays include New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, King's Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday), Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Liberation Day which occurs every five years.

The holiday schedule features a distinctive pattern with many dates clustering around the spring period between Easter and May. Notably, there are no Dutch national holidays during the summer, creating a gap of seven to eight months between Whit Monday and Christmas Day.

Holiday Dates by Year

• New Year's Day (Nieuwjaarsdag): Thursday 1 January 2026, Friday 1 January 2027, Saturday 1 January 2028

• Good Friday (Goede vrijdag): Friday 3 April 2026, Friday 26 March 2027, Friday 14 April 2028

• Easter Sunday (Eerste paasdag): Sunday 5 April 2026, Sunday 28 March 2027, Sunday 16 April 2028

• Easter Monday (Tweede paasdag): Monday 6 April 2026, Monday 29 March 2027, Monday 17 April 2028

• King's Day (Koningsdag): Monday 27 April 2026, Tuesday 27 April 2027, Thursday 27 April 2028

• Ascension Day (Hemelvaartsdag): Thursday 14 May 2026, Thursday 6 May 2027, Thursday 25 May 2028

• Whit Sunday (Eerste pinksterdag): Sunday 24 May 2026, Sunday 16 May 2027, Sunday 4 June 2028

• Whit Monday (Tweede pinksterdag): Monday 25 May 2026, Monday 17 May 2027, Monday 5 June 2028

• Christmas Day (Eerste kerstdag): Friday 25 December 2026, Saturday 25 December 2027, Monday 25 December 2028

• Boxing Day (Tweede kerstdag): Saturday 26 December 2026, Sunday 26 December 2027, Tuesday 26 December 2028

Notable Traditions

Multi-day holidays in the Netherlands use first (eerste) and second (tweede) designations, such as Eerste kerstdag and Tweede kerstdag for Christmas. King's Day takes place every year on 27th April to celebrate the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. The city fills with street markets, outdoor concerts, and party boats, with people wearing orange clothing linked to the House of Oranje-Nassau. Neighbourhoods host vrijmarkten where anyone can sell second-hand goods on the street without a permit.